New articles published by Gut Pathogens

High dietary zinc supplementation increases the occurrence of tetracycline and sulfonamide resistance genes in the intestine of weaned pigs Wilfried Vahjen, Dominika Pietruszyńska, Ingo Starke, Jürgen Zentek  Gut Pathogens 2015, 7:23 (26 August 2015)

Interaction of caffeine with the SOS response pathway in Escherichia coli Alyssa K Whitney, Tiffany L Weir Gut Pathogens 2015, 7:21 (18 August 2015)

Genome architecture of Lactobacillus plantarum PS128, a probiotic strain with potential immunomodulatory activity Wei-Hsien Liu, Chih-Hsien Yang, Ching-Ting Lin, Shiao-Wen Li, Wei-Shen Cheng, Yi-Ping Jiang, Chien-Chen Wu, Chuan-Hsiung Chang, Ying-Chieh Tsai  Gut Pathogens 2015, 7:22 (15 August 2015)

New articles published in Gut Pathogens

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       Presence and significance of Helicobacter spp. in the gastric mucosa of Portuguese dogs

        Amorim I, Smet A, Alves O, Teixeira S, Saraiva AL, Taulescu M, Reis C, Haesebrouck F et al.

        Gut Pathogens 2015, 7:12 (16 April 2015)
• Oxygen limitation induces acid tolerance and impacts simulated gastro-intestinal transit in Listeria monocytogenes J0161

  Sewell D, Allen SCH and Phillips CAGut Pathogens 2015, 7:11 (10 April 2015)

• Draft genomes of four enterotoxigenicEscherichia coli (ETEC) clinical isolates from China and Bangladesh

  Liu F, Yang X, Wang Z, Nicklasson M, Qadri F, Yi Y, Zhu

  Gut Pathogens 2015, 7:10 (8 April 2015)

MGEN launched with Open Data policy

An elaborate and extensive data sharing and archiving policy and a plausible partnership with Figshare is what makes MGEN a unique platform.  We at GutPathogens are also contemplating to form a similarly elaborate and explicit policy for the Genome Reports (formerly the ‘genome announcements’) being published by the latter. 

Narender’s pre-PhD defense seminar on April 10

Narender Kumar will defend his PhD work on April 10, 2015 at 12.00 Noon at the Seminar Room, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad. All are invited. Hot samosas and cool drinks will be on us.

Refer to Narens’ work here..

(In pic: Narender Kumar with Prof. Barry J Marshall, Nobelist of 2005).

Extended scope for Gut Pathogens

Gut Pathogens is pleased to announce an extended scope for the journal. This scope reflects a broad range of topics, including metagenomics, new genome sequences, microbiota profiling and systems biology, as well as the biological and clinical aspects of gut microbes.

Topical areas include, but are not limited to:

• Microbial etiology of gut ailments
• Gut invasion mechanisms
• Microbial toxins and virulence factors in infections of the gut and associated glands – liver, pancreas
• Bacterial adaptation to gut niches and evolution of pathogenicity
• Biology and ecology of gut commensals and microbiota in health and disease
• Biology and ecology of probiotic organisms
• Host susceptibility or resistance to gut pathogens
• Immune mechanisms of gut infections
• Etiology of inflammatory bowel diseases
• Molecular and serological diagnosis
• Treatment and drug resistance mechanisms
• Molecular epidemiology, transmission dynamics and evolutionary genetics
• Vaccines for gut pathogens
• Comparative and veterinary infectious diseases of the gut
• Pathogenesis of bacterial, parasitic and viral infections of the gut
• Genome sequencing, comparative genomics and systems biology
• Microbiota analysis, metagenomics and gut microbiomes

Please visit the Gut Pathogens website to view the full journal scope.

We will be happy to answer any pre-submission enquiries at editorial@gutpathogens.com.

New thematic series in Gut Pathogens: Probiotics and Metagenomics of gut pathogens

Gut Pathogens is delighted to introduce two new thematic series, highlighting articles published in the journal on the topics of Probiotics and Metagenomic analysis of gut pathogens. These new article collections are currently open for submissions on all aspects of probiotic research and metagenomic analysis of gut microbes.

Probiotic species Lactobacillus

Probiotics is a term used to describe any micro-organism which has a beneficial impact on another organism. There has been extensive research into probiotics and their health implications, and Gut Pathogens is excited to introduce a new article collection highlighting the latest research in this area. The series brings together a variety of original research and review articles discussing the topics of new trends and future prospects for probiotics, health implications, probiotic use for treating disease, and their effect on mental health.

The series includes a timely review of the approaches currently being used and developed to identify probiotic species of the genus Lactobacillus. Herbel et al., compare multiple tools and techniques, including Whole Genome Sequencing and real time PCR, used for identifying probiotic bacterial strains and give an informed prediction of future in this area. A recent piece of original research published in this series investigates the use of the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) in the treatment of Human rotavirus (HRV), the most common cause of severe diarrhoea in infants and young children. The authors discovered that LGG treatment induced cell death and partially prevented virus-induced tissue damage, providing a promising outlook for the probiotic treatment of HRV.

The human digestive system

Genomic analysis of gastrointestinal tract pathogens is key to understanding them and could potentially lead to the development of therapeutics, including probiotics, against them. To showcase the latest research in all aspects of metagenomics of gut pathogens and microbiota, a special series has been introduced.

A fascinating piece of original research by Monira et al., published in this series investigates the metagenomic profile of gut microbiota in children during cholera and recovery. This article gives an important insight into the possibility of post-cholera intervention to promote the restoration of the gut environment. Another interesting research article in this series explores the differences in gut microbiota composition between obese and lean children. This may lead to the development of new approaches to managing childhood obesity and associated disorders.

These new article collections are currently open for submissions on all aspects of probiotic research and metagenomic analysis of gut microbes. For more information on submitting to these article series, please visit the journal website or contact editorial@gutpathogens.com.

Jennifer Franklin
Journal Development Editor

Gut Pathogens calling for your Genome Announcements

Gut Pathogens is now accepting submissions of Genome Announcements – articles giving a brief and concise account of a complete or partial genome of a gut pathogen or probiotic organism.

Gut Pathogens, which received an Impact Factor of 2.11 this year, is truly an international journal and the ideal forum for the rapid and global dissemination of your Genome Announcement. The open access platform allows for greater visibility and the average time from submission to first decision is just 15 days.

Co-Editor-in-Chief, Professor Niyaz Ahmed, envisages the journal becoming ‘a single, specialized publication dedicated to covering both the biology and clinical microbiology of major bacterial and viral pathogens of threat to gut health.’

In addition, he foresees Gut Pathogens becoming a single niche journal for both the biology of probiotics and probiotic-interventions against pathogens.

Submit your Genome Announcement to Gut Pathogens today!

Dr Srimathy Sriskantharajah
Senior Journal Development Editor